Iran war live: Tehran says talks ongoing through Pakistan ⁠30%

By Heba Habib⁠87% Mariamne Everett⁠0%

5/18/2026, 12:00:00 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 37.2% saturation with 51 hits. Analysis detected 180 faulty-reasoning hits from 137 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 40.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (14,825 of 21,181 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 70.00% of the article peer group.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says talks are ongoing with the US through Pakistan as the mediator. 
Iran has submitted its latest proposal comprising 14 points through Pakistan, Tasnim news agency, citing a source close to the negotiating team, is reporting. 
US President Donald Trump warns Iran that the “clock is ticking” for a peace deal to be reached. 
Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted three drones after they entered its territory from Iraqi airspace. 
The Israeli navy has started intercepting and capturing boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. 
The flotilla is seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza by carrying aid to Palestinians. 
Israel has killed five people and wounded 15 in attacks across Lebanon despite the extension of a “ceasefire”. 
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137 words analyzed.

Speakers

6speakers93%attributed speech9writer words
Voice mapSelect a segment to jump to its words
Writer's voice • 9 words • 0.0% coverageIran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson • 16 words • 0.0% coverageTasnim news agency • 24 words • 0.0% coverageDonald Trump • 18 words • 100.0% coverageSaudi Arabia • 16 words • 0.0% coverageIsrael • 21 words • 0.0% coverageGlobal Sumud Flotilla • 15 words • 100.0% coverageIsrael • 18 words • 100.0% coverage
Selected voice

Donald Trump

100%flagged-word coverage
18 attributed words14% of attributed speech0% writer coverage
0%50.0%100.0%Biased Writer Voice+100.0 ptsWriter: 0.0%Donald Trump: 100.0%100.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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